Active clinical trials for "Glaucoma, Open-Angle"

A spontaneous venous pulsation over the optic disc is an ophthalmological sign that can potentially be found in up to 98% of healthy individuals. In fact, the lack of this spontaneous retinal venous pulse has been consistently implicated as an indicator of a more advanced form of certain ocular diseases, specifically open-angle glaucoma. However, the mechanisms behind these change in the retinal venous system are not clear. Some evidence suggests that extraocular features such as intracranial pressure (ICP) may play a role in regulating the intraocular venous outflow. The reasons for this hypothetical downstream resistance to venous outflow are not fully understood, with advances in this field being limited by our technological-imposed difficulties in assessing the structures behind the globe. However, it has been established that the volume of cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the optic nerve correlates with the ICP at the orbital level. Recent studies have suggested that non-invasive ultrasound-based recordings have correlated this surrogate for orbital ICP with the intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma patients with an otherwise normal IOP range (normal tension glaucoma - NTG). The investigators will therefore conduct a test to determine if this cerebrospinal volume surrounding the optic nerve correlates with the frequency of observation of an otherwise signal of venous dysfunction (i.e. the lack of a visible pulse in the retinal central vein) Additionally, the investigators will assess if this correlation is different between healthy individuals, hypertensive primary-open angle glaucoma or NTG patients.

RT-View utilizes spectral domain technology to assess both RNFL and ganglion cell layer thickness. This study aims to correlate visual field defects in patients with glaucoma to both RNFL and ganglion cell layer thickness.

The purpose of this study is to follow and describe the outcomes of patients after selective and pascal laser trabeculoplasty treatment for chronic open-angle glaucoma.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate rate of progression in newly diagnosed open angle glaucoma with different types of perimetry. Would it be possible to find the rapidly progressing individuals sooner by doing perimetry more often? Is there a difference between different types of perimetry in early glaucoma? What would be the optimal timing of perimetry in newly diagnosed glaucoma? In addition the quality of life in glaucoma patients will be evaluated with two types of questionnaires in three different time points. The enrolled patients will receive appropriate treatment according to glaucoma management guidelines.